Simple and Compound

CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES TO

DESCRIBE A PICTURE

UPSR 2012

Cynthia C. James

2012

At the playground

PART 3CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES (Subject – Verb – Object)

Find the verbs.

playingskipping

flying

watching

playingsitting

standing

playingchildren

Two are

playing where?

on a see-saw

who?how many children?

doing what?

12

Two children are playing on a see-saw.

flyingchildren

Two are

flying what?

kites

who?how many children?

doing what?12

Two children are flying kites.

playingboys

Two are

playing what?

ball

who?

how many boys?

doing what?12

Two boys are playing ball.

watchingman

A is

watching who?

the boys

who?how many man?

doing what?

1

A man is watching the boys.

skipping

girl

Ais

skipping what?

with a skipping

rope

who?how many

girl?

doing what?

1

A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.

sittingwoman

A is

sitting where?

on a brick bench

who?how many woman?

doing what?

1

A woman is sitting on a brick bench.

standingman

A is

standing where?

beside the

woman

who?how many

man?

doing what?

1

A man is standing beside the woman.

Write the simple sentences.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw.• Two children are flying kites.• Two boys are playing ball.• A man is watching the boys.• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.• A woman is sitting on a brick bench.• A man is standing beside the woman.

PART 2CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two children are playing on a see-saw.

Two children are flying kites.while

Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two boys are playing ball. A man is watching the boys.while

Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

A woman is sitting on a brick bench.

A man is standing beside the woman.

while

A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside her.

Write your final sentences.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites.

• Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.

• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man

is standing beside her.

PART 3 (A)Constructing sentences using ‘There is / There are’

Find the nouns.

swings

monkey bar

benches

see-saw

skipping rope

kites

people

ballbrick bench

people

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are ten people at the playground.

1

2

3

4

56

7

8

910

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two swings at the playground.

swings

12

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two benches at the playground.

benches1

2

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a brick bench at the playground.

brick bench1

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a monkey bar near the swings.

monkey bar

1

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

see-saw

1

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a ball at the playground.

ball1

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a skipping rope at the playground.

skipping rope

1

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two kites flying in the air.

kites

1 2

Write the simple sentences.

• There are ten people at the playground.• There are two swings at the playground.• There are two benches at the playground.• There is a brick bench at the playground.• There is a monkey bar near the swings.• There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.• There is a ball at the playground.• There is a skipping rope at the playground.• There are two kites flying in the air.

PART 3 (B)Combining the simple sentences to form compound sentences.

Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Conj. Sentence 3

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two swings at the playground.

There is a brick bench at the playground.

and

There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground.

There are two benches at the playground.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a monkey bar near the swings.

There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

and

There is a monkey bar near the swings

and a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a ball at the playground. There is a skipping rope at the playground.

and

There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.

Write your final sentences.

• There are ten people at the playground.• There are two swings, two benches and a brick

bench at the playground.• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-

saw beside the monkey bar.• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the

playground.• There are two kites flying in the air.

PUTTING IT TOGETHERChoose the best five sentences to be your final answer.

Write all the sentences.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites.

• Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing

beside the woman.• There are ten people at the playground.• There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the

playground.• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the

monkey bar.• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.• There are two kites flying in the air.

Choose the best five.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites.

• Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing

beside the woman.• There are ten people at the playground.• There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the

playground.• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the

monkey bar.• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.• There are two kites flying in the air.

Write your final answers.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites.• Two boys are playing ball while a man is

watching them.• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a

man is standing beside the woman.• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a

see-saw beside the monkey bar.

If you have too many sentences to choose from, here are some tips to help you to score better…

• Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the picture.

• Choose compound sentences.• Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant

(e.g. avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same way, i.e. ‘at the playground’).

• Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or that have a different structure.